Blue Raiders head to Birmingham for the Jaguar Invitational

Sunday, February 5

Birmingham, AL

Middle Tennessee

Jaguar Invitational

2/3/2023 1:30:00 PM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country

By: Bradley Hartman, MTSU Athletic Communications

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee's men's and women's track and field teams will compete in Birmingham, Ala. at the Jaguar Invitational on Feb. 5.

Follow Along Live
Results and highlights will be posted throughout the day on the Blue Raiders Track and Field Twitter feed.

Live Results from this Sunday's competition will be provided on South Alabama's website here.

The Meet Schedule
The Blue Raiders will start off the Jaguar Invitational on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. CT in the women's 5000m race.

Click here to view the full meet schedule.

The Meet Field
A few of the programs that will be competing at the Jaguar Invitational are Alabama, Memphis, LA Tech, and South Alabama.

Last Time Out for the Blue Raiders – Full Recap
Event Wins
·       Esther Isa won the women's high jump final where she cleared 1.84m. That mark was good for the top overall in C-USA and nationally ranked top-10.
·       Alaba Akintola won the men's 60m final with a time of 6.61s.

Men's Top Performances
·       Alaba Akintola placed second in the men's 200m race where he set a top overall C-USA time and a nationally ranked sixth best time of 20.63s.
·       Benjamin Onyekwelu placed third in the men's long final where he jumped 7.50m.

Women's Top Performances
·       Lyn'Nikka Vance qualified for the women's long jump final with a mark of 6.08m and later in the evening placed third in the finals.
·       Esther Isa placed third in the women's triple jump final where she jumped a mark of 12.42m.

Links:
Meet Schedule | Live Results

Follow the Middle Tennessee Track & Field Team
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